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Direct linkAjilore, Kolade; Atakiti, Ifeoluwa; Onyenankeya, Kevin – Health Education Journal, 2017
Introduction: Apprehension over a possible recurrence of Ebola remains pervasive among college students in Nigeria. Prevention education continues to be carried out through public service announcements (PSAs) on radio, television and in the social media. However, little is known about college students' knowledge, attitudes and adherence to PSAs on…
Descriptors: Public Service, Health Promotion, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Ezika, Ejiofor A. – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the impact of the use of case stories on promoting cardiovascular health (CVH) knowledge as well as determining the contextual application of CVH knowledge in an urban population in Nigeria. Design: Participatory action research. Setting: Urban setting in Nigeria. Method: Fifty participants…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Urban Areas, Clergy, Public Health
Azodo, Adinife Patrick; Ismaila, Salami Olasunkanmi; Adejuyigbe, Samuel Babatunde – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2018
Occupational training is a crucial feature in enhancing workforce efficiency and the expertise involved in any profession. This is carried out through a variety of ways such as institutional training, basic instructions, excursions, industrial training, laboratory lessons, workshop operations, field studies, intensive problem-solving based…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Problem Solving, Work Experience, Workshops
Download full textAdesina, Modupe Olutayo – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This paper attempted to look at the Trado-cultural practices in the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is virus that gradually attack and weaken the body immune system, whose task is to fight off infections and illness. Eventually, the body loses its ability to fight off and defend itself and thereby become…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Adegboyega, Lateef Omotosho; Ayoola, Victoria Abake; Muhammed, Shuaib – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2019
Sexual development of the youth has increased in the society and public health concerns of all involved. This study investigated the influence of peer pressure on sexual behavior of undergraduates in Kwara State. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study as well as multi stage sampling procedure. A total of 395 undergraduates…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Sexuality, Undergraduate Students, Public Health
Adegboyega, Lateef Omotosho; Jacob, Olumayowa Ayorinde – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2017
Pre-marital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by persons who are not married to each other. This study therefore investigated causes of premarital sex as expressed by adolescents in Yagba West, Kogi State. This study adopts descriptive survey research type. The population for the study was all the secondary school students (adolescents) in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
Ogba, Ernest Ituma; Ndem, Joseph Uka – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the study is to identify the skills required by secondary school Graduates for breeding and rearing Giant African Land Snail (GALS) in Ebonyi State. Three research questions guided the study. The design was descriptive survey. The total population was 254 agricultural science Teachers in junior and senior secondary schools in Ebonyi…
Descriptors: Skill Analysis, Skill Development, Educational Needs, Agricultural Education
Olanipekun, Johnson Adetunji; Babatunde, Joseph Ojo – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Environmental health issues are major risk factors in the global burden of disease. This paper therefore focuses on the most important link between health and environment. It discusses the most important environmental threats to health in the 21st Century especially in the low and middle income countries. It reviews the burden of disease from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pollution, Environmental Influences, Public Health
Amari-Omaka, Lois Nnenna; Obande-Ogbuinya, Nkiru Edith – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine sources of malaria information among pregnant women in Ebonyi state and implications for malaria education. The cross sectional research design was adopted and stratified sampling technique was used to select a total of five hundred and four (504) pregnant women from 12 hospitals in the state. A self…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diseases, Pregnancy, Females
Jenkins, Carolyn; Arulogun, Oyedunni Sola; Singh, Arti; Mande, Aliyu T.; Ajayi, Eric; Benedict, Calys Tagoe; Ovbiagele, Bruce; Lackland, Daniel T.; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Akinyemi, Rufus; Akpalu, Albert; Obiako, Reginald; Melikam, Enzinne Sylvia; Laryea, Ruth; Shidali, Vincent; Sagoe, Kwamena; Ibinaiye, Philip; Fakunle, Adekunie Gregory; Owolabi, Lukman F.; Owolabi, Mayowa O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Stroke is the leading cause of neurological hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the second leading cause of death globally. The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network [SIREN] seeks to comprehensively characterize the genomic, sociocultural, economic, and behavioral risk factors for stroke and to build effective teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurological Impairments, Medical Research, Health Education
Obasola, Oluwaseun I.; Agunbiade, Ojo Melvin – SAGE Open, 2016
Based on a cross-sectional design, this study investigates online health seeking and its possible influence on decision making among 400 university undergraduates in Nigeria. From the results, it was found that daily Internet use was on the average (33.7%), and use was constrained by the poor power supply, the high cost of the Internet access, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Health Behavior, Information Seeking
Adeniyi, W. O.; Okewole, J. O. – World Journal of Education, 2014
The study examined the influence of knowledge and awareness of sexually transmitted diseases on change in sexual behaviour of fresh undergraduates with a view to providing useful suggestions for positive sexual behaviour of adolescents. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. A sample of 600 fresh undergraduates was selected from the…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexuality, Adolescents, Student Surveys
Samuels, Fiona; Kivela, Jari; Chetty, Dhianaraj; Herat, Joanna; Castle, Chris; Ketting, Evert; Baltussen, Rob – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
Drawing on evidence from a wider study on the cost and cost-effectiveness of sexuality education programmes in six countries, and focusing on the examples of India and Nigeria, this paper argues that advocacy is a key, yet often neglected component of school-based sexuality education programmes, especially where sex and sexuality are politically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advocacy, Sex Education, Sexuality
Aham-Chiabuotu, Chidimma B.; Aja, Godwin N. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2017
There is limited data on the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Nigerian schools. This study explored In-School adolescents' perspectives on the implementation and utility of the Family Life and HIV/AIDS Education Curriculum, using questionnaires and focus group discussions. Findings reveal that sexuality education in schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Comprehensive School Health Education, Family Life Education
Tukur A., Hadiza; Mohammed, Aisha Indo; Abdulwahid, Umma; Y., Umaru – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
The study employed survey design in investigating the knowledge of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs in Kaduna metopolitant, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A Sample of 237 (caregivers and adolescents) was used for this study. Four research questions and four null hypotheses were formulated. Statistical means was used to answer the research questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Knowledge Level, Adolescents
